Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 363 · 40 questions

Tip (Honest and useful): Strength: name it, then prove it with a short real example — prepare two or three. Weakness: a real one that is not the main skill of the role, plus what you are doing to improve it. Avoid: “I have no weaknesses”, “I work too hard / I am too perfect”, “I am good at everything”, or a weakness with no plan to change.

1. 1.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) none
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) disorganised
5. 5.True or false: “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) calm under pressure (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) a team player
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) patient
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) often late (d) well organised
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) well organised
16. 16.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
19. 19.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) very humble
20. 20.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) often late (d) punctual
26. 26.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) punctual (d) a team player
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
31. 31.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) impatient (d) curious
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.True or false: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) well organised
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
38. 38.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no

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